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Posted by: Jennifer González
“The Tryals of Major Stede Bonnet “describes the return of Blackbeard and Bonnet to the Carolinas in June 1718, aboard together on Blackbeard’s ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
The United States has often been called “a nation of joiners.” For nearly three centuries, Americans have created and joined voluntary associations to pursue their shared goals and to meet the needs of their communities. Even today, voluntary associations are ubiquitous in American society, occupying a central place in the social and communal lives of …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
Short interviews with the current remote metadata interns and volunteers.
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Posted by: Anna Price
A blog post about Chief Sealth's grave in western Washington.
Posted in: Law Library, Native Americans, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post remembers Native American Heritage Month, and discusses activist negotiator Hank Adams, Assiniboine-Sioux, and the impacts of his work.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Join the Law Library of Congress online on December 8, 2022 at 3p.m. EST for our annual Human Rights Day event. Please register here. Human Rights Day was established to commemorate the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. This event will feature a …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer González
A short overview of the hardships of Asian Americans serving in the U.S. Military.
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Posted by: Kelly Goles
A blog post about bison and National Bison Day
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the activism of Billy Frank on behalf of the Nisqually and area Indigenous tribes to preserve their tribal fishing rights in the courts.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans